Brience Appoints Anthony Dolanski as Chief Financial Officer; Industry Veteran from Sallie Mae to Join Leading Provider of Broadband and Wireless Content Delivery Solutions for the Enterprise.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000

Brience, Inc., a new company providing solutions enabling device-specific content to any wireless or broadband device, today announced that Anthony P. Dolanski has joined Brience as Chief Financial Officer. Dolanski will lead overall financial operations for Brience, which recently launched with a record $200 million in initial funding to allow global enterprises to personalize customer interaction across all dimensions -- whether content, device or pipe. Prior to joining Brience, Dolanski served as executive vice president of finance and technology at Sallie Mae, the country's leading provider of education credit and related services to schools and students, and led a staff of 700 professionals. Dolanski continues to serve as an advisor to Sallie Mae and also is on the advisory board of E.piphany, a software company specializing in customer relationship management.

"With his finance and investment community experience, demonstrated leadership and an extensive history of driving financial growth, Dolanski is a critical addition to our executive staff," said Rod McGeary, co-founder and CEO of Brience. "He is a business veteran who will be instrumental in shaping our efforts to deliver industry-leading solutions to global 1000 companies."

"The decision to join a young company was prompted by the market opportunities Brience is pursuing, the quality of the management team and the unprecedented level of funding the company has already acquired," said Anthony Dolanski. "I look forward to playing a strategic role as Brience allows the world's largest companies to interact with their customers in new ways."

About Brience

Brience is a leading provider of enterprise solutions that enable companies to leverage their current e-business infrastructures to dynamically customize and deliver information. Brience is the first company to develop technology that allows enterprises to personalize customer experiences through any broadband or wireless device, including mobile phones and PDAs. Backed by a $200 million equity investment from GTCR Golder Rauner, the company focuses on defining the role of broadband and wireless communications in the enterprise arena. Additional information about Brience can be found at http://www.brience.com.